Rope spinning swivel



y 2, 1966 L. D. KRUEGER 3,260,014

ROPE SPINNING SWIVEL Filed July 8, 1963 I NVENTOR.

"LEONARD D. KPKUEGER United States Patent 3,260,014 ROPE SPINNING SWIVEL Leonard D. Krueger, 4580 Flower St., Arvada, Colo. Filed July 8, 1963, Ser. No. 293,500 3 Claims. (Cl. 46-47) My invention relates to spinning ropes and more particularly to a spinning rope for performing tricks for entertainment purposes.

An object of my invention is to provide a device in spinning ropes that will prevent the usual twisting and distorting of the rope after several rotations and thus, defeating the effect of the performance.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device, in spinning ropes, that will assure that the main loop will assume a circular shape and thus remain circular throughout the spinning operation.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as will be more fully described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side elev-ational perspective view showing the device in the spinning position.

FIGURE 2 is an enlarged view showing the hondo portion of the device with parts broken away.

Referring specifically to the drawing, there is provided a knot 1, FIGURE 1, to be held by the hand of the operator-performer, not shown. The knot 1 is at the end of rope 2, FIGURE 1, with the end secured, by cement or other similar means to tubular sleeve of molded hondo assembly 3, FIGURES land 2. Hondo assembly 3 including upright portion 4, and opposing ends 6 and 7 are molded in one singular assembly and is provided with a circular portion 8, with a groove 9 circumventing it. A metal tubular sleeve adapter 10 is deformed at the lower end into the groove 9, loosely, so as to form a swivel connection 11. The rope loop is cemented or otherwise secured at both ends to hondo assembly 3. Thus forming a continuous loop. The rope length forming this loop 5, is provided with a plastic cover 12, simulating a rope. The inner tubular core 13 is of rubber or other similar material with the flexible quality of returning, after distortion, to its original shape.

In the operation of the device, it is held, by the hand of the operator-performer at or near the knot 1, FIG- URE 1, and the device is rotated in a fashion so that loop 5 is spinning in a circular motion. The swivel 11, provided in the hondo assembly 3, prevents the rope length 2 from twisting. The twisting of this portion of the de- 3,260,014 Patented July 12, 1966 ice vice would defeat the spinning of loop 5. The inner rubber tubular core 13 holds the loop 5 in a circular shape and prevents the loop 5, thus formed, from assuming an elongated or otherwise distorted shape, even though the performance is by an inexperienced operator-performer.

It will be clear that the embodiment of the invention may be used in many ways as well as changed. Such changes will not effect the essence of the invention as escribed in the annexed claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A spinning rope organization comprising, in combination, a hondo defining an eye and a stern extending therefrom, a rigid arcuate rope-simulating member extending through and fixed 'within said eye, said member having a first free end extending generally normal to the plane of said eye and a second free end extending generally away from and in alignment with said stern, a loop length of rope having one end affixed to said stem and the other end affixed to said second end of said arcuate member, and means mounting a handle length of rope on the first free end of said arcuate member for swiveling movement with respect thereto whereby said loop and hondo swivel with respect to said handle length of rope.

2. The spinning rope organization defined in claim 1 wherein said loop length of rope is provided with a flexible resilient core for holding said loop length in a generally circular shape.

3. The spinning rope organization as defined in caim 1 wherein said means mounting a handle length of rope on the first free end of said arcuate member for swiveling movement with respect thereto comprises a headed member on said first fee end of said arcuate member defining an undercut shoulder, and means on the handle length of rope including an inturned flange loosely engageable with said undercut shoulder.

References Qited by the Examiner FOREIGN PATENTS 210,166 6/ 1955 Australia. 775,764 10/1934 France. 599,749 11/ 1959 Italy. 149,179 3/ 1955 Sweden.

OTHER REFERENCES German printed application 1,119,735, Pampel, December 1961.

RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner.

L. J. BOVASSO, Assistant Examiner. 

1. A SPINNING ROPE ORGANIZATION COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A HONDO DEFINING AN EYE AND A STEM EXTENDING THEREFROM, A RIGID ARCUATE ROPE-SIMULATING MEMBER EXTENDING THROUGH AND FIXED WITHIN SAID EYE, SAID MEMBER HAVING A FIRST FREE END A SECOND FREE END EXTENDING GENPLANE OF SAID EYE AND A SECOND FREE END EXTENDING GENERALLY AWAY FROM AN IN ALIGNMENT WITH SAID STEM, A LOOP LENGTH OF ROPE HAVING ONE END AFFIXED TO SAID STEM AND THE OTHER END AFFIXED TO SAID SECOND END OF SAID ARCUATE MEMBER, AND MEANS MOUNTING A HANDLE LENGTH OF ROPE ON THE FIRST FREE END OF SAID ARCUATE MEMBER FOR SWIVELING MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT THERETO WHEREBY SAID LOOP AND HONDO SWIVEL WITH RESPECT TO SAID HANDLE LENGTH OF ROPE. 